‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m

Platform run from industrial estate in Cumbria and catering to alternative relationships has expanded globally

A dating app aimed at alternative relationships nearly doubled its revenues last year as non-monogamous, queer and kinky users helped the UK-based business expand its reach across the world.

Feeld, founded by an entrepreneur couple in an open relationship, has said it is “on a mission to elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships” from its registered office on an industrial estate in Carlisle, Cumbria.

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Second boy, 14, dies after teenagers got into difficulty in river in Carlisle

Child’s death in medical care follows that of 15-year-old Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick, who was found in the River Eden on 27 May

A second boy has died after an incident in which a group of teenagers got into trouble in a river in Cumbria last month.

The announcement of the 14-year-old’s death by Cumbria police follows the death of 15-year-old Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick, whose body was found in the River Eden in Carlisle on 27 May.

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